Method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery
US4805615A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/32704
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing stereotactic surgery upon a target within a skull establishes a first, predetermined geometric relationship between a positioning fixture mounted on the skull and a scanning table surface upon which the skull is supported; and that geometric relationship is duplicated in a phantom fixture.
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